So today was the last day of perkampungan, and what a wonderful time it was. I'm writing this immediately because you know how fickle my moods are. I'm so moved by the perkampungan tonight but tomorrow morning I might just feel nothing about it. So I'm writing this now while I'm still feeling it.
At first I was very reluctant to come for perkampungan. It's two weeks long and I didn't even managed to go back to Kedah so I was really reluctant to come. And I don't even know a lot of people and you know how I am with strangers. Of course I had a few of my classmates but I'm very clingy and I couldn't really be clingy with them. So anyway yeah, I really didn't want to come.
But I know I had to, and it should be a good experience for me and I'm a responsible kid (acewah). So I came and already had a minor problem with the rooms. I told the lady at the counter my room number and she said that the third floor is not open cos there's no one on that floor. So I was like, then which room should I go? Apparently you can just take any room but I can't just take any room so fortunately I know my classmates' room whose roommate is also a crew for KSB. So I whatsapp her and I got her room, She was going to come for perkampungan a few days late because of a wedding. So alhamdulillah, a problem solved. Her room was also just one floor below mine so it was easy for me to move my stuffs when the third floor was open.
And so perkampungan begins. At first I was really sulky and quiet because I didn't know all these people. Of course I know some of them especially people from my unit but I wasn't really close with them. I think I cried on the day that I came back to UM. Lol. I felt really lonely at that time because I spent so much time with the full house so yeah.
Anyway it took some time but after a while and especially after my temporary roommate came I slowly opened up. How could I not after spending so much time with them? We had a lot of fun activities and I really appreciate all of it.
And then tonight was the last night and so everyone had to talk and say their feelings. And then our pengarah cried. I was so touched. The Pengarah (who will not be named) is one of the reason I'm writing this.
The Pengarah is a really well-known person and has a lot of positions so almost everyone knows him. At first I didn't really like him because I felt like he was a person who is in it for fame. Well not exactly fame but a similar vibe to that. That was what I thought of him. But then during the perkampungan and especially tonight I was proven wrong. He is super busy and has so many activities he's involved in and yet he manages. He doesn't even scold us and only threatens to denda us but he never actually does it. He treats everyone okay and he cried tonight okay? A person who cries when talking about how thankful he is is never a bad person in my book. And he said that this is the second time he cried, the first one was with geng Boria. So I really felt that he was really touched because it's not every day that he cries.
So yeah, that's one lesson learnt. Don't judge a person based on your first impression. They have so many things and challenges you know nothing about. I like to try and live by the quote "Everyone's fighting a battle you know nothing of". I think it's really meaningful.
And so perkampungan ends. I learned a lot through it not just about the organization and its ways but also more about myself and how to further improve myself. I'm really thankful for it and I hope I can still keep in touch with them and at least get to wave to them if we cross paths. Life is too short to worry about embarrassing yourself Fatin! Things could go awkward and embarrassing but it could also be the start of something new!
With that I end this. Haha what did I even write about I'm currently half-asleep.
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